# U.S. Dopers at work on July 5 -- SIGN IN **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 5, 2002, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484 "2002-07-05T12:57:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484/1 "2002-07-05T12:57:15Z")
It didn’t occur to me until too late that I’d be working on day two of a perfectly good four-day weekend … what’s your excuse? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.SeaWitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mr.SeaWitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.SeaWitch)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484/2 "2002-07-05T13:06:07Z")
Everyone loves to go to Disney today. Someone has to be there. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484/3 "2002-07-05T13:11:09Z")
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I’m here. What? This is the easiest money I’l make all week. I cleaned up yesterday! ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484/4 "2002-07-05T13:11:51Z")
Hell, I was at work yesterday and I’m here today. Do I get double martyr points? My excuse: a) It’s a Thursday holiday, how bloody useless is that, b) It was hotter than liquid flarn yesterday and being in the AC’ed office was nice, and c) I now get to float my holiday pay to our Xmas shutdown and not use a vacation day then. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484/5 "2002-07-05T13:13:36Z")
I am so sleepy. where’s the coffee?! ---
**Author:** ![welby1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@welby1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby1)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484/6 "2002-07-05T13:14:03Z")
Well, if you call it working, I’m here. I’m not doing anything, since this is my last week at this job before I move to Washingotn DC. So far this morning I’ve played a game, made fun of my supervisor, and am halfway through a cup of coffee. My plan for the day is as follows: Nothing. Followed by lot of nothing. I think I’ll do lunch a little early, come back a little late, and do some more nothing. Ahhhhhh. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484/7 "2002-07-05T13:16:16Z")
I’m here. Sorta. I normally telecommute, but this week and next I had to go into the office. Boss’s boss told him all of us could work from home, so I’m here mostly hanging around in case something happens. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484/8 "2002-07-05T13:17:20Z")
I’m here and the coffee in the carafe’s cold. Heads will roll, I tells ya. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484/9 "2002-07-05T13:21:34Z")
I’m here. Al of the lawyers are out, but I (and the rest of the support staff and paralegals) can get lots of work done with fewer interruptions. Not to mention I wopn’t have to make so many pots of coffee!! And hey, we just might order pizza in today. And I was grousing about not having the day off, but I’ve changed my mind: working today with yesterday off is like having TWO weekends in one week (to my thinking, anyway). screech (i’m so productive today)-owl ---
**Author:** ![OxyMoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9a140/32.png) [@OxyMoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OxyMoron)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484/10 "2002-07-05T13:39:43Z")
I’m here. My employer, a small legal-publishing firm, has very generous vacation benefits - so most of the staff simply used one of their days. But since Christmas falls on a Wednesday this year (Pain. In. My. Ass.), I decided it was more important to save a bunch of days for then. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484/11 "2002-07-05T13:49:43Z")
Staff of eight: two called in, one went home two minutes after she walked in, one’s on vacation and another took comp time. But I’m still here, holding down the fort. Happy, not happy ☹ ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484/12 "2002-07-05T13:50:10Z")
I had no reason not to come in - with my family headed north and my house more or less clean, all I’d do at home is surf… which I’m pretty much doing here… I did answer a couple of engineering inquiries, and I’m about to complete a revision on a drawing. I have two more inquiries in my In Box - I may get them done too - they look simple enough. There are only 4 people in our end of the building - normally there are between 30 and 40 of us - so it’s very quiet. The phone has rung once - it was my husband. I’m planning to go out for lunch - I never do that. Yeah, it’s a slack day for me. Life is good. ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484/13 "2002-07-05T13:51:17Z")
I’m at work too. Not much going on and just maxin’ and relaxin’. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484/14 "2002-07-05T13:55:27Z")
I’m here. But only cuz I started last night @ 7pm. I’ll be here again @ 7pm tonight. WHAT AM I STILL DOING HERE??!!?!??! ---
**Author:** ![artemis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@artemis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/artemis)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484/15 "2002-07-05T13:58:13Z")
Well, SOMEONE has to keep the hospital running! About half of my fellow pathologists are in today; I just happened to be one of them. Since I was on call yesterday anyway, it’s no big deal. ---
**Author:** ![Amazing\_Tiki\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazing\_Tiki\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazing_Tiki_God)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484/16 "2002-07-05T13:59:00Z")
Ehhh I’m here unfortunately. Being a supervisor I must set a good example (unlike my boss who is on fscking vacating). That and the girl who works with me this morning is going camping this afternoon so I told her to take the day off and have fun. ---
**Author:** ![Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484/17 "2002-07-05T14:01:08Z")
I’m here too. I’ll work today, and save the off time for the week in August. ---
**Author:** ![MachV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@MachV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachV)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484/18 "2002-07-05T14:20:05Z")
Coffffeeeeeeeee!!! ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484/19 "2002-07-05T14:20:34Z")
Tillie the Toiler, signing in. I work at a magazine, and we’re just getting busy on the Sept. issue—as long as the editors and the production people are here, there is _plenty_ of work for me to do. Dammit. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2002, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484/20 "2002-07-05T14:29:28Z")
I’m like totally here. Need 'spresso, tho. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dopers-at-work-on-july-5-sign-in/117484.md?page=2)